Deuce
(noun)
- A tie in a game or competition when each player or team has scored the same number of points.
- A playing card with two pips, a domino with two spots, or a dice with two pips.
- A situation in which two people or teams have the same score, typically in tennis.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from french deux "two", from latin duo.
Examples:
- The score was tied at deuce in the final set of the tennis match.
- He drew the deuce of spades from the deck.
- The game was tied at deuce and went into extra innings.
- The deuce is the only card that is wild in the game of Hearts.
- The deuce on the dice can be used to represent the number two.